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Household of Samuel Briggs (born 1847, Staffordshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire, England

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The 1881 Census reveals a detailed snapshot of households in England, Wales and Scotland. The census was taken on April 3rd and the total population was recorded as 29,707,207.

Samuel Briggs and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Samuel Briggs, born in 1847 in Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire, consisted of 10 members. Samuel was the head of the household, married to Martha E Briggs, born in 1852 in Burton, Staffordshire, England. They had 5 children; Elizabeth R (born 1874 in Burton, Staffordshire, England), William B (born 1875 in Burton, Staffordshire, England), Beatrice M (born 1879 in Burton, Staffordshire, England), Alice M (born 1880 in Burton, Staffordshire, England) and Infant (born 1881 in Burton, Staffordshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Samuel's Nurse, Eliza (born 1819 in Stapenhill, Derbyshire, England), Samuel's Servant, Esther (born 1859 in Burton, Staffordshire, England) and Samuel's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1864 in Burton, Staffordshire, England).


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Samuel Briggs's household

Male

Samuel

Briggs

Head
Female

Martha E

Briggs

Wife
Female

Elizabeth R

Briggs

Daughter
Male

William B

Briggs

Son
Female

Beatrice M

Briggs

Daughter
Female

Alice M

Briggs

Daughter
Female

Infant

Briggs

Daughter
Female

Eliza

Inchbold

Nurse
Female

Esther

Thompson

Servant
Female

Elizabeth

Pocklington

Servant
First name(s) Samuel
Last name Briggs
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire, England

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Samuel

Briggs

Head

Married

34

1847

Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire, England

Martha E

Briggs

Wife

Married

29

1852

Burton, Staffordshire, England

Elizabeth R

Briggs

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Burton, Staffordshire, England

William B

Briggs

Son

Single

6

1875

Burton, Staffordshire, England

Beatrice M

Briggs

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Burton, Staffordshire, England

Alice M

Briggs

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Burton, Staffordshire, England

Infant

Briggs

Daughter

Single

0

1881

Burton, Staffordshire, England

Eliza

Inchbold

Nurse

Widow

62

1819

Stapenhill, Derbyshire, England

Esther

Thompson

Servant

Single

22

1859

Burton, Staffordshire, England

Elizabeth

Pocklington

Servant

Single

17

1864

Burton, Staffordshire, England

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